[Avodah] Explaining boneh/electricity to a non-religious person

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

Micha:
> I would argue that the vast majority of computing devices, as well
> as all cell phones, would be a problem because of their sound-making
> function. Nothing to do with the fact that they use electriticity to
> do so.

Makes sense - just remember the potential slippery slope here

Once it's "g'zeira" and not a true d'oraisso/d'rabbanan, certain kullos
may apply

EG
Lo sch'chee'ach
Bimqom Tza'ar lo gazrinan

EG See Chochmas Adam on waiting 6 hours for dairy followinf meat which
he posits is mishum "al titosh"

And then he exempts someone with gastric distress and falls back to one hour

This might explain why during crises [think 9/11] many frum Jews
left their radios on all shabbos which lich'ora is a hashma'os kol
problem. Setting aside real sakkanah, an argument to "feel" secure might
be enough to set aside a g'zeira bimqom tzorech - even M'At.

KT
RRW
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